释义 |
paff, int.|pæf| Also paf. [Imit.] An expression of contempt. Also used to represent the sound of a blow.
1851Longfellow Golden Legend v. 242 These beggars..Lamed and maimed, and fed upon chaff, Chaunting their wonderful piff and paff. 1897Pall Mall Gaz. 28 Sept. 2/3 The combatants used their fists only... Paf! paf! one for you, and paf! paf! for your opponent. 1910[see crash v. 6 a]. 1922Joyce Ulysses 40 What offence laid fire to their brains? Paff! |